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The former president's political drama often appears to turn including opposition as a segment of the circus. We become similar to extras who splutter as he thrills his supporters by disregarding established norms. But what if we produced our own public demonstration excluding Trump aside – or alternatively having an alternative focus?

Historical Precedents of Civic Resistance

Colonists from 1768 to 1776 developed new methods of resistance in response to British policies. Rather than employing traditional legislative institutions, they chose trade resistance groups including a pioneering delegates' meeting with no clear official status or prior example.

These actions of public demonstration, despite limitations, ultimately resulted in a new nation. After the war, American leaders held a constitutional assembly – ostensibly for revising the first national framework requiring a unanimous vote from all states. However, the framers operated privately, replaced the system completely, and modified the method to amend the updated system to a supermajority requirement.

A Current Possibility for Change

That political era constitutes a colossal regression to democratic principles, yet it also presents a possibility to improve such principles for the better. Similar to revolutionary leaders, we should form a selective, exclusive assembly – an embryonic framework development – that resisting blue states exclusively establish independently, confine among themselves, and direct.

The national framework includes certain provisions to support this approach.

Developing an Multi-state Partnership

These participating regions could convene to develop a multi-state partnership between participating members, following the concept if not the precise language of similar arrangements that the national charter's relevant constitutional provision describes. These states could propose to Congress for ratification as binding policy. Obviously approval seems unlikely under present circumstances, as Congress as currently dysfunctional is incapable of anything like constitutional reform, in any form.

But the objective would be to propose a framework for a new type to governance, in a future political landscape, that preserves part of the present political system with enduring value, alongside radical change addressing recent political developments.

A Concrete Example

Consider this: New York, California, Massachusetts and Illinois could declare a governmental failure. Regional leaders might assemble a limited group of similar-minded resisting governments to appoint representatives selected through popular vote or state representatives. Their responsibility would include to create a regional agreement, a proclamation of protections for residents and responsibilities for member states.

This agreement would divide resources of such duties between the states and Washington, in the event of eventually approved by Congress. It would establish requirements that national authorities would resource – just for those states and additional that subsequently choose to participate the compact.

A Forward-looking Introduction

This agreement would open with an introduction where The citizens of member governments recognize not just our entitlements but our obligations to treat all members with dignity. The preamble would recognize our duties to guarantee everyone receives adequate food, social protection, medical care availability, and meaningful work as security in an age of AI advancement. It needs to specify about the dangers of AI and a warming planet. It must demand on national responsibility in scientific advancement and scientifically based healthcare policy to ensure we live better with increased longevity.

Addressing Previous Abuses

Additionally the agreement must contain a comprehensive catalog of violations by the Trump administration, harmful policies, that should be punished and redressed, and abuses by the supreme court, such as Citizens United, that should be nullified through state action ratifying this agreement.

At the outset, member regions ought to incorporate Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico to join with equal status with equal standing and participate to the compact.

The Most Difficult Aspect – Finances

Then comes the biggest challenge – finances. The partnership would outline designated projects that the state ought to support and initiatives which national authorities ought to support – minimum for participating regions that join the partnership. The document would serve as both a structural document enduring, but a budget document for the next fiscal year. It must contain a restoration of financial support for medical assistance, and decreasing of costs for additional types medical care.

An Open Offer

Ultimately, this agreement ought to contain an offer to conservative states, and any further uninvolved region to enter also, although they hadn't been originally invited.

Symbolic Significance

Whatever may be said opposing such an agreement, it could move Trump off stage and demonstrate a certain tradition-defying nerve from progressive forces. It would give progressive regions credit for their own meaningful challenging of traditions. All the better if the other states decline to participate. {In